Resident Health Quality » Life Care Center of Burlington

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened 22.1 9.7 18.7 15.8
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 9.1 8.0 6.5 8.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 7.5 10.7 6.6 7.5
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 20.8 21.8 15.5 19.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 4.1 7.8 9.2 8.7
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 2.2 2.1 3.6 2.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 3.8 7.3 3.3 4.1
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 23.1 20.0 15.3 18.2

Used in Quality Measure Five Star Rating - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function * * * 82.7
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.0 0.0 7.4 3.5
Percentage of short-stay residents who self-report moderate to severe pain 13.8 9.5 * 15.4

Additional Quality Measures - Long Stay Residents [1]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 24.5 28.6 29.5 27.2
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 94.7 94.7 94.7 94.7
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 0.0 1.8 3.3 1.4
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 88.7 89.3 91.8 90.3
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder 40.0 41.7 43.6 43.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 11.8 33.3 20.8 19.3
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Additional Quality Measures - Short Stay Residents [2]

Q1 Q2 Q3 Avg
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 79.5 79.5 79.5 79.5
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 82.5 90.2 70.0 77.7
  1. * Not Available - The number of residents is too small to report.  Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Nursing homes regularly collect assessment information on all their residents using a form called the Minimum Data Set. The information collected includes the residents' health, physical functioning, mental status, and general well being. Nursing homes self-report this information to Medicare.

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References

  1. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Long-Stay-Residents.html
  2. http://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/Data/Short-Stay-Residents.html